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Lightning strikes New York's One World Trade Center

The strike was captured as Storm Henri approached the north-east of the US, bringing heavy rain.
US & Canada
Ex-president's son on trial over $2bn tuna scandal

Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors to cut funding and an economic crisis.
Africa
First black woman to enter French Panthéon of heroes

Performer and World War Two resistance fighter Joséphine Baker will be honoured at the mausoleum.
Europe

Sport

Antonio's celebration to remember on record night

Michail Antonio stands out on his own on the list of West Ham's Premier League scorers - so it was fitting he danced with himself.
Sport
Clubs want quarantine exemption before releasing players

Premier League sides are among leading European clubs set to prevent players from going to red-list countries for September's international break.
Football
Wood out of third Test with injury

England bowler Mark Wood is out of the third Test against India because of a shoulder injury.
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US aims to complete Afghan evacuations by deadline

Allies step up calls to extend a 31 August withdrawal, but the Taliban insist this will violate a deal.
Asia
With just a suitcase, Afghans leave their homeland

Afghans waiting at Kabul airport tell the BBC of their pain at fleeing the country they love.
Asia
VR helps Indians and Pakistanis visit their lost homes

Indians and Pakistanis who fled their homes during partition can now revisit their childhood - virtually.
India
Taiwan rolls out homegrown vaccine amid criticism

Taiwan's president was vaccinated with the country's first domestically developed jab named Medigen.
Asia

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Culture
The return of the hovering boss?

Independence makes workers happier. Will we lose it if we go back to the office?
Worklife
Why natural dyes matter

It's a tradition that 500 years of colonisation has systematically erased
Travel
Why the Moon affects the climate

The oceans, ice and land all experience the pull of the Moon
Future
Which filmmaker is the next LongShots star?

Meet the 16 documentary filmmakers behind the shortlisted films
LongShots
Most popular US Facebook link spread vaccine doubt

The social media giant has revealed its most clicked-on links in the first quarter of 2021 in the US
Technology
Shot, left for dead, now a pub high-flyer

Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma
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'Losing my sight sent me into overdrive'

Steve Bate was told he could be blind within four years - now he's defending his Paralympic title.

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Lyse Doucet at Kabul's airport

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